knives exchanging hands

Frankly, we're tired of the media connecting horrific crimes to heavy metal. Whether it's Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Guns N' Roses or Metallica, bands have often been held accountable for the actions of their fans. Manson, they said, influenced the Columbine killers...

One of our favorite monikered bands - Arsonists Get All the Girls - will be making plenty of noise and blazing a trail this summer on their first tour of the mighty US in nearly nine months. The band could have carried a fetus to full term in that span, so we're glad to see 'em back and raising a ruckus...